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Post by bison137 on Jul 26, 2024 16:29:25 GMT -5
For those who are interested, Bucknell just released its OOC schedule:
Bucknell 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
Nov. 4 at Delaware
Nov. 7 at Southern Indiana
Nov. 9 at Kentucky
Nov. 13 MOUNT ST. MARY'S (home)
Nov. 16 RICHMOND (home)
Nov. 21 NJIT (home)
Nov. 23 RIDER (home)
Nov. 27 at Maryland
Nov. 30 vs. Siena at Mohegan Arena, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Dec. 4 ST. BONAVENTURE (home)
Dec. 8 at Radford
Dec. 21 at Gonzaga
Dec. 28 at Syracuse
Note: the game at Gonzaga has not been officially announced, but multiple sources say that game is happening on December 21. Right now the schedule says that game is TBA.
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Post by Crosser on Jul 26, 2024 17:49:16 GMT -5
Very ambitious schedule. Wish ours was half as good as this.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 26, 2024 22:36:41 GMT -5
Murderers row.
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Post by efg72 on Jul 27, 2024 8:19:46 GMT -5
Very ambitious schedule. Wish ours was half as good as this. I think we will see something close in another year |
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Post by sader1970 on Jul 27, 2024 9:26:07 GMT -5
Small steps. Let's establish that we can beat the weak sisters that we've been playing but couldn't win under Nelson. Then, some pretty good teams. Then, take on some of the big boys. Of course, we have to play some of the big boys right away for pay games to defray expenses.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 27, 2024 9:57:09 GMT -5
Speaking of Bucknell, recently saw that Andrew Funk saw action in a few games for the Bulls this past season. Another PL alum in the NBA.
Funk
Aldama
Muscala
McCollum
Ingram
Miller
Foyle
Anyone I may have missed?
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Post by lou on Jul 27, 2024 12:11:18 GMT -5
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Post by bison137 on Jul 27, 2024 14:31:07 GMT -5
Back in February 2005, Flannery agreed to play Syracuse in that same arena in Wilkes-Barre the following season for a homecoming for McNamara. However, after Bucknell finished strong and then beat Kansas in the Big Dance, Boeheim backed out of the deal. In his magnanimous way, he instead agreed Bucknell could come into the Carrier Dome and play Syracuse there early in the 2005-06 season. Flannery and Bucknell took that offer and ended up with a six point win over Syracuse, ranked #15 at the time, in the Dome. They also collected a big paycheck much to Bieheim’s chagrin. Syracuse ended up playing a weak Towson team in Wilkes-Barre, and got their desired win. Ultimately they went on to win the Big East. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 27, 2024 21:50:31 GMT -5
Great story, bison!!!
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Post by hchoops on Jul 27, 2024 22:12:55 GMT -5
Back in February 2005, Flannery agreed to play Syracuse in that same arena in Wilkes-Barre the following season for a homecoming for McNamara. However, after Bucknell finished strong and then beat Kansas in the Big Dance, Boeheim backed out of the deal. In his magnanimous way, he instead agreed Bucknell could come into the Carrier Dome and play Syracuse there early in the 2005-06 season. Flannery and Bucknell took that offer and ended up with a six point win over Syracuse, ranked #15 at the time, in the Dome. They also collected a big paycheck much to Bieheim’s chagrin. Syracuse ended up playing a weak Towson team in Wilkes-Barre, and got their desired win. Ultimately they went on to win the Big East. Jim B. Always Trustworthy. |
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jul 28, 2024 3:13:47 GMT -5
Just a few years before Calhoun pulled his little stunt against HC in the Coaches vs Cancer event.
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Post by sader1970 on Jul 28, 2024 10:48:29 GMT -5
Just a few years before Calhoun pulled his little stunt against HC in the Coaches vs Cancer event. What would you expect from "Not one thin dime," Calhoun? I had an interest as I was a Connecticut taxpayer when he gave that quote. |
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Post by hc1996 on Jul 28, 2024 10:52:21 GMT -5
Just a few years before Calhoun pulled his little stunt against HC in the Coaches vs Cancer event. What would you expect from "Not one thin dime," Calhoun? I had an interest as I was a Connecticut taxpayer when he gave that quote. What happened? |
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 28, 2024 11:03:50 GMT -5
IIRC, JB was afraid of an upset by RW's Crusaders, so he had the tournament move HC out west to play in another division to avoid that. IMHO it showed a lack of class...big time.
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Post by sader1970 on Jul 28, 2024 11:24:40 GMT -5
if '96's question is to my comment, Connecticut was having some real state budgetary issues. Believe there were numerous state employees that had to be laid off and Calhoun was the (by far) highest paid CT state employee and was asked if he'd be willing to take a pay cut in order to save some people their jobs. His response was that he was unwilling to reduce his salary "by one thin dime." Believe his argument was that the success of the men's basketball program was bringing in millions to the state . . . . . or UConn anyway.
Not taking anything away from his obvious talents as a college basketball coach but along with backing out of the Cancer game against HC (who had a cancer survivor on the team), he wasn't someone whose personal qualities deserved emulation. . . . . IMHO
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Post by CHC8485 on Jul 28, 2024 11:37:35 GMT -5
Holy Cross with cancer survivor Andrew Keister agreed to play in the Coaches vs Cancer tournament with the agreement they would play in Storrs since it was early in the season and RW did not want to travel far for the tournament due to class commitments for the players.
Calhoun wanted no part of preparing for RWs defense so when he found out HC was coming to Storrs, refused to play in the tourney if they had to play HC. You don’t have to think hard to figure out which side the tourney organizers favored, so Holy Cross was moved out of Storrs to someplace in the middle of the country.
Holy Cross withdrew from the tournament and, pressed to fill a schedule, scheduled a game on the west coast (Univ. San Francisco?). The cross country trip seriously aggregated the already troublesome back of forward Alex Vander Baan. He was not the same player for the rest of the season.
I thought this was in the 2008-09 season, but looking at schedules, it looks like it occurred in the 07-08 season when Vander Baan was a junior.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jul 28, 2024 11:53:21 GMT -5
Great recap, Bob...and Pat Doherty hurt his foot/ankle diving for a loose ball in that USF game. So thanks again Coach C.
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Post by timholycross on Jul 28, 2024 13:30:18 GMT -5
Great recap, Bob...and Pat Doherty hurt his foot/ankle diving for a loose ball in that USF game. So thanks again Coach C. I think thrown into that mix was a flight from SF to DC (or Balt) to play Maryland.
A blowout, AVB hurt his back, Doherty couldn't play (or played a little ineffectively).
And it was I believe the unveiling of the black uniforms.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 28, 2024 14:28:06 GMT -5
I think we made something like five or six field goals in that first half.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 28, 2024 14:35:29 GMT -5
What would you expect from "Not one thin dime," Calhoun? I had an interest as I was a Connecticut taxpayer when he gave that quote. What happened? |
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Post by Wayne on Jul 29, 2024 7:46:36 GMT -5
Two top level A-10 teams traveling to Lewisburg is pretty impressive. And no non-D1 teams is nice.
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Post by Wayne on Jul 29, 2024 7:49:18 GMT -5
Calhoun screwing over Holy Cross with George Blaney as is his right-hand man is bizarre.
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Post by sader1970 on Jul 29, 2024 8:53:10 GMT -5
Calhoun screwing over Holy Cross with George Blaney as is his right-hand man is bizarre. Loyalty sometimes only goes one way.🤷♂️ |
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Post by hchoops on Jul 29, 2024 10:18:30 GMT -5
Calhoun, despite his many flaws, brought Blaney, a long time friend, back to college hoops as his associate coach after a low point for Blaney was fired at Seton Hall.
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Post by Chu Chu on Jul 29, 2024 12:50:58 GMT -5
Calhoun, despite his many flaws, brought Blaney, a long time friend, back to college hoops as his associate coach after a low point for Blaney was fired at Seton Hall. That wasn't charity. He did that, because Blaine he was a crackerjack coach, and he needed the best. |
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